Garment



Ma rch 28, 1939. URBON 2,152,575

GARMENT Filed Oct. 13, 1938 Patented Mar. 28, 1 939 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements ingarments.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a garment for menwherein a waist-coat or the like has a multiple separable fastenerconnection with the waist line of a pair of trousers with the trouserssupported in position on the wearer without the necessity of providingtrousers supporters such as suspenders or a waist line belt.

A further and important object of the invention is to provide acombination garment of the foregoing character wherein the multipleseparable fasteners are arranged in cooperating pairs on the waist lineof the trousers and on the waist line of the jacket or waist-coat withthe two multiple separable fasteners carried by the waist line of thetrousers being sufliciently spaced at adjacent ends at the back of thewaist line of the trousers whereby suitable alterations in the waistline measurements of the trousers may be made without disturbing themultiple separable fasteners, the invention further contemplating theprovision of belt guide loops on the waist band of the trousers for thesupport thereof when the waist-coat is not worn.

With the above and other objects in view that will become apparent asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists inthe novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a pictorial front elevational view of a separably connectedwaist-coat and trousers;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary front elevational view, similar to Figure 1,showing the coat in its opened position, with the multiple fastenerelements carried thereby, separated from the multiple fastener elementson the waist line of the trousers.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the waist portion ofthe trousers with one of the circumferentially extending flaps on thewaist line of the trousers carrying a section of the multiple separablefastener, shifted to illustrate the fastener carried by the inner sidethereof; and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary rear elevational view of the waist portion ofthe trousers showing the adjacent ends of the multiple separablefastener sections carried by the trousers terminating in spaced relationat opposite sides of the rear seat seam of the trousers, permittingwaist line alterations of the trousers without disturbing the fastenerelements.

The invention relating to a multiple separable fastener connectionbetween a waist-coat and trousers, the reference character Illdesignates a waist-coat, somewhat in the form of a vest, having sleevesH, a collar and lapel section 12, 5 pockets I3, while the meeting frontedges of the waist-coat H) are detachably connected together by theusual button and button hole arrangement H.

The trousers 16 has a waist line l6 with the 10 usual front fly openingI1 as shown in Figure 3 and a rear seat seam l8 extending upwardlythrough the waist portion l6, said waist portion being provided with theusual belt guide loops IS.

The waist line portion of the waist-coat ill at 16 the inner sidethereof is provided with two spaced circumferentially extending fastenerelements 20 of a multiple separable fastener that are secured to thewaist coat by a tape 2|, each strip of multiple fastener elements 20having a sliding fas- 20 tener 22, the adjacent ends of the strip ofmultiple fasteners 20 terminating in spaced relation at the back of thewaist portion of the waist-coat ll as indicated at 23 in Figure 2.

The waist portion I 6 of the trousers II has a band 24 encircling thesame below the belt guide loops l9 with the band 24 secured as bystitching at its lower edge as at 25 to the waist portion of thetrousers. A strip of multiple fastener elements 26 is secured to theinner 30 face of the band 2| at each side of the front fiy opening l1and the rear seam seat I8, the multiple fastener elements 26 beingcarried by a tape 21 secured to the band 25 and to be hidden by saidband as shown in Figures 3 and 4. The front ends of the multipleseparable fastener element 26 at each side of the trousers terminate inclose proximity to the front fly opening l1 while the rear ends of saidfastener element 26 at the rear of the waist portion of the trousers inwidely spaced relation as shown at 28 at each side respectively of therear seat seam l8. The multiple separable element sections 20 and 26carried by the waist-coat l0 and trousers correspond in length and whenthe 00- operating sections are connected, the'waist portion of thewaist-coat l0 overlies the waist portion of the trousers as shown inFigure 1 for completely concealing the band 24 of the trousers as wellas all of the separable fasteners.

In ready-made garments, it is frequently required that alterations bemade in the waist line of trousers and as such alterations are usuallyaccomplished by changing the seat seam l8, such alterations may be madewithout in any manner 55 disturbing the multiple separable fastenerelements. If desired, the trousers may be worn without the waist-coatill by usinga belt at the waist line It thatJs strung through the beltguide loops Ii.

The principles described and illustrated above may be used in a garmentfor women. This garment would consist of a Jacket and skirt Joinedtogether by fastener at the waistline. By using a slightly flared skirtwith center seam at back and front alteration can be provided forexactly as described above.

From the above detailed description of the invention, it is believedthat the construction and use thereof will at once be apparent and whilethere is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of theinvention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may bemade therein without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention-as claimed.

I claim:-

1. In a garment of the character described, a waist-coat and trousers,and a multiple separable fastener connection between the waistlines ofthe coat and trousers with the waistline of the coat overlying thewaistline of the trousers and the separable fasteners, belt guide loopson the waistline of the trousers and a band carried by the waistline ofthe trousers at the outer side thereof below the belt guide loops withthe separable fasteners secured to the inner face of the band wherebysaid waist-coat may be attached to and separated from the trouserswithout opening the trousers at the waistline.

2. In a garment of the character described, a waist-coat and trousers,and a multiple separable fastener connection between the waistline ofthe coat and trousers with the waistline of the coat overlying thewaistline of the trousers and the separable fasteners, the multipleseparable fasteners being cooperatively carried by the coat and trousersand arranged in pairs with the adjacent rear ends terminating in spacedrelation whereby alterations may be made in the waistline of thetrousers without disturbing the multiple separable fasteners, belt guideloops on the waistline of the trousers and a band carried by thewaistline of the trousers at the outer side thereof below the belt guideloops with one pair of the separable fasteners secured to the inner faceof the band whereby said waist-coat may be attached to and separatedfrom the trousers without opening the trousers at the waistline.

3. A garment construction comprising an upper garment portion and alower garment portion, each of said garment portions having a waistlineand a multiple separable fastener connection between the waistlines ofthe upper and lower portions of the garment, said multiple fastenerconnections having sections thereof respectively carried by the upperand lower portions of the garment with the ends of the separablefastener sections at the rear sides of the waistlines of the upper andlower portions terminating in spaced relation whereby alterations may bemade in the waistline of either the upper or lower garment portionwithout disturbing the multiple separable fastener, the multiplefastener section carried by the upper garment portion being located onthe inner face of the upper garment portion upwardly of the lower endthereof, and a band secured at its lower edge to the outer face of thewaistline of the lower garment portion with the separable fastenersection on the lower garment portion carried by the inner face of theband and concealed at all times.

MIKE URBON.

